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Double Cover
Corporate tycoon Thomas Redding is dead, murdered by way of antique golf club during his firm’s company retreat. His bodyguard, Warren Kingsley, is certain the killer is gunning for him now. With a list of suspects as long as a corporate tax return, and a small town sheriff well over his head in the investigation, Warren knows he has only one option to keep from ending up like his late client: hire his own bodyguard.
Together the pair will sift through the evidence—dodging femme fatales, murderous impostors and motivational speakers—eventually uncovering a devious killer; not to mention stumbling on the recipe for the perfect bowl of chowder.
Read Double Cover and learn how these two popular supporting characters from The Five Star Detour got their start.
Together the pair will sift through the evidence—dodging femme fatales, murderous impostors and motivational speakers—eventually uncovering a devious killer; not to mention stumbling on the recipe for the perfect bowl of chowder.
Read Double Cover and learn how these two popular supporting characters from The Five Star Detour got their start.
177 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 9, 2011
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Sherban Young
19 books11 followersSherban (rhymes with "bourbon") splits his time between Maryland and Maine, and has often been called the next P. G. Wodehouse, or at the very least the current Sherban Young. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of literature, classical music, baseball and film (although, it should be noted that this encyclopedia is a single volume, pop-up book edition). When he isn’t working on a new novel, he enjoys single malt, poker, billiards and listing things he enjoys.
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November 8, 2011
Bodyguard Warren Kingsley is worried, very worried. His wealthy client, Thomas Redding, is murdered by an antique golf club in the middle of a retreat at a small town hotel. Now, Warren is convinced he’s going to be the next target of the killer. He immediately hires a bodyguard of his own, Mahrute.
Kingsley and Mahrute attempt to solve this murder on their own when they realize the local police department is somewhat less than up to the task themselves. They come across a cast of quirky characters who are intent on throwing stumbling blocks in front of the two bodyguards.
Readers will go on a bumpy ride with these characters. They will be led on a merry chase to find the killer as our heroes get themselves in one dangerous situation after another. There’s a bit of everything in this book – mystery, adventure and a touch of romance, too.
Sherban Young has created a book that will have readers laughing out loud and smiling throughout the entire story. Kingsley and Mahrute were first introduced in supporting roles in Sherban’s previous book, Five Star Detour. I haven’t read this one yet, but if it’s anything like Double Cover, I would enjoy it very much. This book reminded me of the old Pink Panther movies with Peter Sellers. Humor and mystery all rolled up in one fun package.
FTC Disclosure: The author provided me with a copy of this book to review. This did not influence my thoughts and opinions in any way. All opinions expressed are my own.
Kingsley and Mahrute attempt to solve this murder on their own when they realize the local police department is somewhat less than up to the task themselves. They come across a cast of quirky characters who are intent on throwing stumbling blocks in front of the two bodyguards.
Readers will go on a bumpy ride with these characters. They will be led on a merry chase to find the killer as our heroes get themselves in one dangerous situation after another. There’s a bit of everything in this book – mystery, adventure and a touch of romance, too.
Sherban Young has created a book that will have readers laughing out loud and smiling throughout the entire story. Kingsley and Mahrute were first introduced in supporting roles in Sherban’s previous book, Five Star Detour. I haven’t read this one yet, but if it’s anything like Double Cover, I would enjoy it very much. This book reminded me of the old Pink Panther movies with Peter Sellers. Humor and mystery all rolled up in one fun package.
FTC Disclosure: The author provided me with a copy of this book to review. This did not influence my thoughts and opinions in any way. All opinions expressed are my own.
August 8, 2011
As an avid fan of Mr. Young’s previous work, when I heard he was writing a book that focused on how Kingsley and Mahrute (from Five Star Detour) first met I couldn’t wait to pick it up! My patients was well rewarded with Double Cover, a murder mystery that is as enthralling as it is hilarious. It takes a lot for a book to make me laugh out loud and this book had me in stitches several times. There was one scene in particular (I won’t give details so I don’t spoil anything) that had me laughing so hard I had to put the book down for several minutes. Just remembering it now has me giggling at my computer!
Each of the characters is extremely well written. Even secondary characters like Harvey and Vanessa are a joy to read about. They are all given a depth that shows us that just because you’re good at killing people doesn’t mean you can’t be good at something else too, or, as in Kingsley’s case, just because you come across as an incompetent bodyguard most of the time doesn’t mean you can’t surprises us! The murder mystery itself has several twists and turns that kept me guessing right up until the end. In short, if you enjoyed Five Star Detour you’ll love Double Cover. I hope Mr. Young writes more books involving these characters!
Each of the characters is extremely well written. Even secondary characters like Harvey and Vanessa are a joy to read about. They are all given a depth that shows us that just because you’re good at killing people doesn’t mean you can’t be good at something else too, or, as in Kingsley’s case, just because you come across as an incompetent bodyguard most of the time doesn’t mean you can’t surprises us! The murder mystery itself has several twists and turns that kept me guessing right up until the end. In short, if you enjoyed Five Star Detour you’ll love Double Cover. I hope Mr. Young writes more books involving these characters!
September 30, 2019
easy quick read amusing
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